I was reading again the first Advocate, the Official Organ of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. It is dated May 3, 1917. That was 102 years ago. G. F. Taylor was the editor. It was published in Falcon, NC. In his excellent editorial he made a strong claim for having a church magazine.
He explained, “The Advocate wishes to bring you the news each week from the different parts of our work. Surely, you will be glad to know just what is going on in the different conferences, and in the different localities of your own conference. Well, The Advocate will tell you.”
G. F. Taylor concluded his article after having listed a 100 or more reasons for having a church magazine by saying, “Stop! Think! Listen! Can you tell us how you have gone so long without THE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS ADVOCATE?”
N. J. Holmes had a promo for the Greenville Camp Meeting in this first issue
“The Greenville Pentecostal Camp Meeting will begin May 23, and continue through June 2.
“We will be able to entertain a limited number in the dormitory (Holmes Bible and Missionary Institute) at the cost of 75 cents a day, for men and lodging, and will do our best to find places for all visitors, at a reasonable cost.
“Rev. S. A. Bishop, of Birmingham, Ala., and Rev. G. F. Taylor, of Falcon, N. C., and other preachers and workers, are expected to take part in the services.
“The meeting will be held on the corner of Buncombe St. and Briggs Ave., Greenville, S. C. You can get a street car at either of the stations, and come right to the ground.
“For further information, write N. J. Homes, 254 Briggs Ave., Greenville, S.C.”
I was especially interested in Mr. A. E. Robinson’s fine article. He was the only layman on the General Board of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and was elected to serve as the General Secretary for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Brother Robinson was the grandfather of Janice Robinson Russ, the deceased wife of the Rev. Wesley Russ of College Park, Maryland.
Mr. Robinson wrote: “I was not aware of the unanimous demand for a church organ (magazine) till I attended the General Convention, but after hearing the expressions there, and noting the general feeling, I saw that there was bound to be one.”
Brother Robinson continued . . . “ . . . even then I did not try to get the job of printing it, thinking it might be well to have it issued elsewhere, but the election of Bro. Taylor as editor fixed the place of publication for four years, at any rate, and I expect to do my part to make The Advocate a success. It will be what we individually and collectively make it. If we leave it all to the editor, he will soon be worn out, but if we all take a part, and keep well prayed up, we can do much for the cause of Pentecostal holiness.”
Well, we are here in the 21st Century and the IPHC does not have an Official Church Organ. We live in a different age of communications. Most Americans today have computers, smart phones, with email availability.
The current IPHC Experience is a monthly online magazine that can be downloaded. However, it is not designed for the layman or local pastor and his congregation. Is there a need for an electronic newsletter coming out of our church headquarters in Bethany, Oklahoma? Today, it is called General Ministries Center. What do you think? What would you like for our church leadership to do with regard to communications? Are you using the website of the IPHC to get your news of our church? That website is: www.iphc.org
You may write me at: hugh@hughsnews.com to express your feelings or desires.
Just remember, I am not in management, but in sales.
It was the late Robert H. Schuller who wrote: "Find a need and fill it."
Is there a need here? Only you can tell our leadership what you feel is needed.
He explained, “The Advocate wishes to bring you the news each week from the different parts of our work. Surely, you will be glad to know just what is going on in the different conferences, and in the different localities of your own conference. Well, The Advocate will tell you.”
G. F. Taylor concluded his article after having listed a 100 or more reasons for having a church magazine by saying, “Stop! Think! Listen! Can you tell us how you have gone so long without THE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS ADVOCATE?”
N. J. Holmes had a promo for the Greenville Camp Meeting in this first issue
“The Greenville Pentecostal Camp Meeting will begin May 23, and continue through June 2.
“We will be able to entertain a limited number in the dormitory (Holmes Bible and Missionary Institute) at the cost of 75 cents a day, for men and lodging, and will do our best to find places for all visitors, at a reasonable cost.
“Rev. S. A. Bishop, of Birmingham, Ala., and Rev. G. F. Taylor, of Falcon, N. C., and other preachers and workers, are expected to take part in the services.
“The meeting will be held on the corner of Buncombe St. and Briggs Ave., Greenville, S. C. You can get a street car at either of the stations, and come right to the ground.
“For further information, write N. J. Homes, 254 Briggs Ave., Greenville, S.C.”
I was especially interested in Mr. A. E. Robinson’s fine article. He was the only layman on the General Board of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and was elected to serve as the General Secretary for the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Brother Robinson was the grandfather of Janice Robinson Russ, the deceased wife of the Rev. Wesley Russ of College Park, Maryland.
Mr. Robinson wrote: “I was not aware of the unanimous demand for a church organ (magazine) till I attended the General Convention, but after hearing the expressions there, and noting the general feeling, I saw that there was bound to be one.”
Brother Robinson continued . . . “ . . . even then I did not try to get the job of printing it, thinking it might be well to have it issued elsewhere, but the election of Bro. Taylor as editor fixed the place of publication for four years, at any rate, and I expect to do my part to make The Advocate a success. It will be what we individually and collectively make it. If we leave it all to the editor, he will soon be worn out, but if we all take a part, and keep well prayed up, we can do much for the cause of Pentecostal holiness.”
Well, we are here in the 21st Century and the IPHC does not have an Official Church Organ. We live in a different age of communications. Most Americans today have computers, smart phones, with email availability.
The current IPHC Experience is a monthly online magazine that can be downloaded. However, it is not designed for the layman or local pastor and his congregation. Is there a need for an electronic newsletter coming out of our church headquarters in Bethany, Oklahoma? Today, it is called General Ministries Center. What do you think? What would you like for our church leadership to do with regard to communications? Are you using the website of the IPHC to get your news of our church? That website is: www.iphc.org
You may write me at: hugh@hughsnews.com to express your feelings or desires.
Just remember, I am not in management, but in sales.
It was the late Robert H. Schuller who wrote: "Find a need and fill it."
Is there a need here? Only you can tell our leadership what you feel is needed.